Section 100
Smuggling of goods by seafarer.
The Merchant Shipping Act, 2025
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to merchant shipping to ensure compliance with India's obligation under the maritime treaties and international instruments to which India is a party and also to ensure the development of Indian shipping and efficient maintenance of Indian mercantile marine in a manner best suited to serve the national interest and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(1) If a seafarer engaged is convicted of an offence of smuggling any goods, whereby loss or damage is occasioned to the master or ship owner, he shall be liable to pay to that master or ship owner, a sum sufficient to reimburse the loss or damage and the whole or a part of his wages may be retained in satisfaction on account of that liability without prejudice to any other remedy.
(2) If a seafarer is convicted of an offence under sub-section (1), the Director-General may direct that the seafarer’s continuous discharge certificate and seafarer’s identity document shall be cancelled or suspended for such period as may be specified in the direction.
(2) If a seafarer is convicted of an offence under sub-section (1), the Director-General may direct that the seafarer’s continuous discharge certificate and seafarer’s identity document shall be cancelled or suspended for such period as may be specified in the direction.